4.10.12 | Chicago, IL | WTTW Chicago, America's most-watched public television station, has announced its list of buildings to be featured in 10 Buildings that Changed America, a national TV special coming to PBS in 2013 about ten influential American buildings that changed the way we live, work, and play.
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3.2.12 | Grand Rapids, MI | Configura has announced its 2012 North American Training Tour locations and dates, partnering with Steelcase and Haworth to offer CET Designer classes in cities across North America.
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3.1.12 | CoreNet Global predicted that by 2017, average office space per worker in North America will be 151 sq.ft., compared to 176 square feet today and 225 sq.ft. in 2010. In addition, at least 40% of companies responding to a survey conducted in February by CoreNet Global indicated that they would reach the all-time low benchmark of 100 sq.ft. or less per person by 2017, and 24% already have.
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2.29.12 | Pittsburgh, PA | The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has awarded a contract to Heery International for building commissioning services for the VA’s new 100,000-square-foot research office building at the Veterans Administration Pittsburgh Healthcare System’s University Drive campus.
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2.17.12 | Marietta, GA | Design innovation through collaboration, that’s the chief focus of Durkan’s fifth installment in the D*Zine magazine series. The publication is considered a trusted resource for style, design and creative inspiration for leading architects and designers in the hospitality segment. In addition to providing relevant information, the latest edition of D*Zine offers a first look at Durkan’s newest collections.
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2.6.12 | Houston, TX | The IFMA Foundation is pleased to announce the release of “U.S. Government Policy Impacts and Opportunities for Facility Management,” a free publication in the “Sustainability ‘How-to’ Guide Series” offering a comprehensive, practical approach to making sustainability improvements to public- and private-sector properties based on federal government guidelines.
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1.27.12 | Chicago, IL | Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, today announced its newest series of BRETFORDUniversity (BRETFORDU) webinars that focus specifically on mobile learning. Based on Bretford’s newest iPaper "Mobility & Learning in the Digital Age" the six new webinars, which are free of charge, are set to begin next month. Bretford will also run mini sessions on mobile learning in its booth (#2365) during TCEA 2012, February 8-10 in Austin, Texas.
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1.30.12 | New York City, NY | The New School, including Parsons The New School for Design and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, has announced its spring art and design programming.
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1.31.12 | Washington, D.C. | The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundation announces the recipients of the second annual Interior Design Research Grant Program, Transform, which focuses on applied research in interior design and human behavior.
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